Ben Bella Secures Lead in Algiers Power Shift
Ahmed Ben Bella arrives in Algiers as part of a truce that installs a seven man political bureau to steer toward elections on August 27. Premier Ben Khedda remains nominal head while Boumedienne’s faction is sidelined but retains military influence amid questions over future armed forces control.
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Algiers
Ahmed Ben Bella
Algeria
Ben Bella
Ben-Bella
National Council
Belkacem Krim Mohammed Boudiaf
Ben Youssef Ben Khedda
Houari Boumedienne
Ben Khedda
Boumedienne
Bee
Dow n Crier and the Lost Check Mystery at Star Office
The Star City Editor Doug O Connell hunted a missing paycheck after believing it might be in the trash. He spent time on the basement floor sifting through trash can contents before triumphantly retrieving the check. In local notes, Isabelle Calkin missed a Summer Housewife League Luncheon award, while several attendees earned Perfect Attendance medals. Cathy Lezon and others hosted a carnival benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Fund, raising 30.72 dollars.
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Star
Doug O’connell
Doug
Attedance
Isabelle Calkin
Cathy Lezon
Sherry Park
Peter and
Jimmy Holland
Patty Lewis
Fox Drive
Winchester City Schools Set to Open September 6
The Winchester Public Schools announce the 1962-63 session starts Thursday September 6 with teacher meetings September 4 and 5. New pupils moving in must bring transcripts birth certificates and vaccination proof by August 15 and register August 16–17 at their home schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Public Schools
Winchester
Garland R. Quarles
Kennedy Criticized by Russell Over Albany Racial Comments
U S Senator Richard B Russell of Georgia accused President Kennedy of backing Albany racial unrest. Russell called Kennedy's stance a stamp of approval for violations of city laws and worsening the situation in Albany. Other lawmakers including Senator Javits also reacted to Kennedy's remarks.
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Albany, Ga
U.S
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
John F. Kennedy
Russell
Albany Herald
James H. Gray
Albany
New York
Jacob Javits
Javits
Kennedy
Two Women Die In Auto Crash Near Galax Virginia
Two women from Fancy Gap died in a head on collision on U S 58 five miles east of Galax. The crash raised Virginia 1962 highway toll to 492 with two other fatalities reported nearby.
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Associated Press
U. S. 58
Galax
Carroll County
Virginia
Shirley Cole
Fancy Gap
Edith Horton
James H. Akers
Richmond
U. S. 60
Clifton Forge
Akers
Richard Alley
Alley
Walter Junior Rogers
Lorton
Harrisonburg
U. S. 33
Rockingham County
Khrushchev Poised to Sign Separate Peace With East Germany
AP dispatch reports Soviet Premier Khrushchev likely to sign a separate peace treaty with East Germany this year while avoiding giving Berlin to the Reds. U.S. officials warn of a new Berlin crisis as Khrushchev weighs West Berlin status and UN posture.
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John M. Hightower
Washington (Ap
Khrushchev
East Germany
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
West Berlin
Walter Ulbricht
Black Sea
Ulbricht
Soviet Union
Washington
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Moscow
Tear Gas Quells Second Riot at Lorton Reformatory
At Lorton reformatory a second riot in three days ended after tear gas dispersement. Officials attributed the unrest to Black Muslim factions. 18 ringleaders plus 25 others from Tuesday’s disturbance were moved to D C jail. Guards and police escorted the convoy as inmates clashed, ripped fittings, and chanted for freedom.
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Lorton
District of Columbia
Lorton Reformatory
Washington
Reformatory
Donald Clemmer
House UN- American Activities Committee
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers
D- S.C
Polio Strikes Middletown Child in Frederick County
A 3-year-old Middletown girl has been confirmed as the county's first polio case this year. Dr. L. O. Fears said illness began in May and two polio clinics were held in Middletown in June and July. the child had not received the Salk vaccine, and none of her family were vaccinated.
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Middletown
Frederick County
L. O. Fears
Virginia
UVa Library Receives Faulkner Manuscripts Reunion
The University of Virginia Alderman Library will house nearly all of William Faulkner's personal literary papers under a codicil to his will. Faulkner died July 6 in Oxford Mississippi. Papers include editions galley proofs correspondence and extensive criticism for scholarly use.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia Library
William Faulkner
Universiy
Alderman
Faulkner
Oxford
Miss
University of Virginia
Alderman Library
British order Soblen flown to United States by El Al
The British government ordered El Al to transport fugitive spy Dr. Robert Soblen from London to New York for surrender and a life term. British Home Secretary Henry Brooke announced the directive noting Soblen’s prior knife incident en route to the U S. Israel’s cabinet planned an emergency meeting as Israel weighed its response.
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Jerusalem
el al
United States
Transport
Bar Yehuda
London
Soblen
Britain
New York
Israel
Henry Brooke
House of Commons
Brooke
Sit-ins Reported as Negroes Serve in Warren Venues
Three African Americans were served without incident in a Warren drug store, a dairy bar, and two chain stores. Reverend H D Frank of the NAACP said the tour was spur of the moment with police following in two cruisers. He noted Front Royal has more than twenty eateries and the group planned more sit-ins that week.
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Front Royal
H. D. Frank
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Mr. Frank
Senate probes set FBI to work on Estes memo
Senate investigators asked the FBI to identify who issued an Agriculture Department memo alleging Billie Sol Estes secretly directed actions through a man Friday. The memo urged permanent validation of Estes cotton allotment transfers, though the department later ruled the deals illegal and fined Estes $554,000. MOSs testified he helped draft the memo with Emery A. Jacobs, who resigned after his name surfaced in a Texas inquiry.
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Washington
Senate
FBI
Agriculture Department
Karl E. Mundt
Billie Sol Estes
Department
Mundt
South Dakota
Joseph A. Moss
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Moss
Estes
Pecos
Tex
Subcommittee
Emery A. Jacobs
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Jacobs
Texas
His own Project Mercury ends up in his stomach
John Bouris of San Diego swallowed a thermometer while ill with flu. He slept and woke coughing, then found the thermometer lodged in his stomach on an X-ray. Doctors doubt surgery will be needed and expect him to stay off work until Monday.
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San Diego
Calif
John Bouris
Project
Mercury
Bouris
20000 Jam Square at Ike's Hotel in Cologne
An enthusiastic crowd of 20000 jammed the square and streets in front of ex President Dwight D Eisenhower's hotel in Cologne Germany today blocking a planned visit to the cathedral. Police failed to clear a passage as well wishers strained the ropes and Eisenhower signaled he would cancel the visit. He and his wife plus two grandchildren were greeted with waving and applause during their arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Our Own Seneca Chief Corn Picked Fresh Daily
Willow Lawn Farm Market advertises Seneca Chief corn picked fresh daily at the farm stand. The listing highlights seasonal produce and daily availability, inviting customers to visit for weekend specials and local grown goods.
Virginia General Fund Revenues Surpass Estimates by 4.75 Million
Virginia State Comptroller Sidney C. Day Jr. reported the general fund for the year ended June 30 exceeded the forecast by about 4.75 million. Income taxes led the gain with over 3 million, boosting two-year surplus beyond budgeted estimates to more than 14.5 million. total revenues reached 247.8 million versus 243.1 million expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Sidney C. Day Jr
Virginia
Day
ABC Board
General Assembly
Bishop Goodwin to Install Rector at Christ Church Sunday
The Rt. Rev. Frederick D. Goodwin of Richmond will conduct Christ Church service of institution at 10 a.m. installing Rev. John Baden as rector. The retiring Virginia bishop, in town for a special trip, sails next week for a Round the World Tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick D. Goodwin
Richmond
Christ Episcopal Church
John Baden
Christ Church
Goodwin
Virginia
A Baden
Flames Trap 6 Firefighters in California Forest Fire
Six member pump crew was trapped while battling a forest blaze in Mariposa California. Three firefighters died and three were critically burned as planes dropped borate solution in a futile effort to control the fire. The incident occurred when the men were swept up a canyon by the flames according to the US Forest Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mariposa
Calif
US Forest Service
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Winchester Rotary Club
Philip B. Glaize
Winchester Selective Service Board No. 45
Wendell B. Goode
Kessler
Rotary
W. Alan Perry
Chev
Thompson
United Nations General Assembly
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Jean Rusk
Polio Stikes
Uva Library
Faulker
Virginias General Fund
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Ward
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Crisman Cleaners
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